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Mr. D. A. Baunerman on a Collection of 
very injurious to cattle and donkeys, as it rips up sores and 
old wounds.— A. B . P.] 
4. Buchanga assimilis (Bechst.). 
Dicrurus afer (Licht.); Reicli. ii. p. 646. 
a. $. Tsavo Swamp, 15th Feb., 1902. (No. 245.) 
5. Oriolus rolleti Salvad. 
Oriolus larvatus rolleti Reich, ii. p. 659. 
a. Ad. Takaungu, Feb. 1901. (No. 130.) 
6. Vidua hypocherina Verr. 
Vidua hypocherina Reich, iii. p. 216. 
a. [^.] Mt. Kilimanjaro, 18th Jan., 1902. 
This specimen is almost in adult plumage, but it still 
retains a few brown feathers on the mantle and back. 
7. Vidua principalis (Linn.). 
Vidua serena (Linn.); Reich, iii. p. 217. 
a . $ . Takaungu. 
b. Jr. Nairobi, 28th May, 1902. (No. 281.) 
The specimen obtained at Nairobi is of particular interest 
as it is in the uniform brown plumage of the young bird. 
It is the only example in this state in the Natural 
History Museum. 
8. Drepanoplectes jacksoni Sharpe. 
Drepanoplectes jacksoni Reich, iii. p. 143. 
b. $ . Nairobi, 24th and 28th May, 1902. (Nos. 286, 
287.) 
[During the breeding-season the male of this species 
performs a peculiar nuptial dance, leaping about a foot into 
the air and dropping back to the ground with the wings and 
tail raised. Time after time this performance is repeated 
until the grass is broken down in a circle, only a tuft being 
left in the middle.— A. B. P.] 
9. Urobrachya zanzibarica Shelley. 
Urobrachya zanzibarica Shelley, B. of A. iv. p. 64 (1905). 
a. £ . Takaungu, 1st Dec., 1900. 
Urobrachya zanzibarica Shelley is distinguished from 
U. hildebrandti Sharpe by having the greater wing-coverts 
